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No. 22-611
Title:	Kevin Lindke, Petitioner v. James R. Freed
Docketed:	January 4, 2023
Linked with 22A291
Lower Ct:	United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Case Numbers:	(21-2977)
Decision Date:	June 27, 2022
Rehearing Denied:	August 5, 2022
Discretionary Court Decision Date:

Questions Presented

Date	Proceedings and Orders
Oct 04 2022	Application (22A291) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 3, 2022 to January 2, 2023, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
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Oct 07 2022	Application (22A291) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until January 2, 2023.

Dec 29 2022	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 3, 2023)
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Jan 18 2023	Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 3, 2023 to March 3, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
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Jan 19 2023	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 3, 2023.

Mar 03 2023	Brief of respondent James R. Freed in opposition filed.
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Mar 20 2023	Reply of petitioner Kevin Lindke filed. (Distributed)
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Mar 22 2023	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2023.

Apr 17 2023	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/21/2023.

Apr 24 2023	Petition GRANTED.

May 01 2023	Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
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May 08 2023	Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits is granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 23, 2023. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 8, 2023.

Jun 23 2023	Brief of petitioner Kevin Lindke filed.
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Jun 23 2023	Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
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Jun 30 2023	Brief amicus curiae of The NRSC (also in 22-324) filed. VIDED.
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Jun 30 2023	Brief amici curiae of Amicus First Amendment Clinics, Citizens and Journalists filed.
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Jun 30 2023	Brief amici curiae of The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Michigan filed.
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Jun 30 2023	Brief amici curiae of NetChoice, et al. filed.
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Jun 30 2023	Brief amicus curiae of American Atheists, Inc. filed.
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Jun 30 2023	Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression filed.
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Jun 30 2023	Brief amici curiae of Local Government Legal Center, et al. supporting neither party.
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Jun 30 2023	Brief amici curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation, et al. filed. (Reprinted and resubmitted on 7/13/23).

Jun 30 2023	Brief amici curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation, et al. filed (also in 22-324). VIDED.
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Aug 08 2023	Brief of respondent James R. Freed filed.
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Aug 09 2023	Brief amici curiae of Tennessee, et al. filed.
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Aug 15 2023	Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
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Aug 15 2023	Brief amicus curiae of Texas filed.
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Aug 15 2023	Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
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Sep 06 2023	SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, October 31, 2023.

Sep 06 2023	Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Sep 06 2023	CIRCULATED.

Sep 07 2023	Record received electronically from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The remainder of the record is available on PACER.

Sep 07 2023	Reply of petitioner Kevin Lindke filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 02 2023	Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.

Oct 31 2023	Argued. For petitioner: Allon Kedem, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Victoria R. Ferres, Port Huron, Mich.; and Masha G. Hansford, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)

Mar 15 2024	Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Barrett, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.

Apr 16 2024	Judgment Issued.
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NAME	ADDRESS	PHONE
Attorneys for Petitioner
Allon Kedem Counsel of Record	Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP 601 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20001 allon.kedem@arnoldporter.com	2029425000
Party name: Kevin Lindke
Attorneys for Respondent
Victoria Read Ferres Counsel of Record	Fletcher, Fealko, Shoudy & Francis, P.C. 1411 Third Street Suite F Port Huron, MI 48060 VFERRES@FLETCHERFEALKO.COM	8109878444
Party name: James R. Freed
Other
Elizabeth B. Prelogar Counsel of Record	Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV	202-514-2217
Party name: United States
Geoffrey Thomas Blackwell Counsel of Record	American Atheists, Inc. 2001 Columbia Pike #212 Arlington, VA 22204 LEGAL@ATHEISTS.ORG	(908) 276-7300
Party name: American Atheists, Inc.
Jeremy Joseph Broggi Counsel of Record	Wiley Rein LLP 2050 M Street NW Washington, DC 20036 JBROGGI@WILEY.LAW	8438121527
Party name: The NRSC
David D. Cole Counsel of Record	American Civil Liberties Union Foundation 915 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 dcole@aclu.org	212-549-2611
Party name: THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION AND THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF MICHIGAN
Robert Lawrence Corn-Revere Counsel of Record	Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression 700 Pennsylvania Ave. SE Suite 340 Washington, DC 20003 BOB.CORN-REVERE@thefire.org	215-717-3473
Party name: Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
David Morris Gossett Counsel of Record	Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 1301 K Street NW Suite 500 East Washington, DC 20005 davidgossett@dwt.com	202-973-4200
Party name: NetChoice, the Cato Institute, Chamber of Progress and the Computer and Communications Industry Association
David Allen Greene Counsel of Record	Electronic Frontier Foundation 815 Eddy Street San Francisco, CA 94109-7701 DAVIDG@EFF.ORG	415-436-9333
Party name: Electronic Frontier Foundation, Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and Woodhull Freedom Foundation
Gregg P. Leslie Counsel of Record	ASU College of Law First Amendment Clinic 111 E. Taylor St. Mailcode 8820 Phoenix, AZ 85004 GREGG.LESLIE@ASU.EDU	480-727-7398
Party name: Amicus First Amendment Clinics, Citizens and Journalists
Caroline Payseur Mackie Counsel of Record	Poyner Spruill LLP P.O. Box 1801 Raleigh, NC 27602-1801 cmackie@poynerspruill.com	919-783-1108
Party name: Local Government Legal Center, National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, and the International Municipal Lawyers Association
Lanora Christine Pettit Counsel of Record	Office of the Texas Attorney General P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059) Austin, TX 78711-2548 lanora.pettit@oag.texas.gov	512-936-1700
Party name: The State of Texas
James Matthew Rice Counsel of Record	Office of Tennessee Attorney General P.O. Box 20207 Nashville, TN 37202 MATT.RICE@AG.TN.GOV	615-532-6026
Party name: The State of Tennessee, et al.